A 33-year-old Savannah man was arrested Friday when he traveled to St. Johns County, Fla., thinking he was meeting a juvenile female for sex at a motel, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

Stephen Joseph Woods was charged with four felony counts, including use of a computer to seduce, solicit or lure a child; use of a computer to solicit parent or guardian’s consent; travel to meet after using a computer to lure a child; and using a two-way communications device to facilitate a felony.

Kevin Kelshaw, sherrif’s office spokesman, said Woods was booked in the county jail and remains there in lieu of bonds totaling $400,000.

Kelshaw said a special victim’s unit detective from the sheriff’s office began an electronic conversation with the suspect in the middle of October. Woods believed he was talking to the guardian of a special-needs child. Woods allegedly solicited sexual activity with the minor from the guardian.

He also believed he was communicating with a 13-year-old female and indicated he was still interested in engaging in sexual activity with the child, Kelshaw said.

Woods was arrested outside a motel room about 7 p.m. Friday after meeting an undercover detective posing as the child’s guardian.

Kelshaw said the investigation is ongoing as detectives learned of other potential pending cases for online enforcement involving Woods.

Man arraigned in slaying

A Savannah man on Monday was arraigned on a murder charge in the Halloween slaying of his estranged girlfriend.

Jackson will remain in the Chatham County jail without bond. Only a Superior Court judge can set bond in a murder case.

Savannah-Chatham police have identified Jackson as the estranged boyfriend of the victim whose body was found dead about 6 p.m. Oct. 31 in her Bradley Pointe Apartments residence in the 1300 block of Bradley Boulevard off Ogeechee Road after police received a report of a deceased person in the complex.

Police had held Jackson in the jail on a contempt-of-court charge since he turned himself in Thursday, said Gena Bilbo, police spokeswoman. He was officially charged in Singleton’s death on Saturday.

Rincon robbery suspect arrested

A convicted felon wanted on robbery charges has been arrested.

Travis Brown, 25, of Clyo, was arrested about 9 p.m. Monday at Willowpeg Apartments after the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office received a tip on his location.

Brown was sought after being named as a suspect in a Friday night robbery at the Red Gate Mobile Home Park in Rincon, said David Ehsanipoor, sheriff’s office spokesman.

The sheriff’s office and the Rincon Police Department issued a request for the public’s help in locating Brown earlier Monday.

Also arrested with Brown was an unidentified woman, Ehsanipoor said. She has been charged with obstruction and knowingly hiding a wanted criminal.

Brown has been charged with robbery and obstruction of a law enforcement officer stemming from the Red Gate incident.

Brown had been out on bond and awaiting trial on two different burglaries in Effingham County, including a commercial burglary where firearms were taken.

Cocaine bust leads to pot, guns, money

Two brothers are in custody following the seizure of a large amount of cocaine by the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team.

In October, CNT began targeting a residence in the 600 block of West 40th Street after agents, working in an undercover capacity, learned persons living there were distributing cocaine, said Agent Gene Harley, CNT spokesman. Agents quickly identified 23-year-old Phillip Bennett and 28-year-old Karlen Bennett as their primary suspects.

On Oct. 31, CNT agents executed a search warrant at the residence resulting in the seizure of crack cocaine, marijuana, four firearms and items commonly used in the distribution of controlled substances.

Karlen Bennett was present at the time of the search warrant and arrested without incident. Karlen Bennett was charged with numerous felony charges including trafficking cocaine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

On Monday, with the assistance of officers with the Savannah Parole Office, CNT located and arrested Phillip Bennett at his residence where CNT executed the search warrant on Oct. 31. Cocaine was found in Phillip Bennett’s possession at the time of his arrest. Phillip Bennett was charged with numerous felony charges including trafficking cocaine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Both Phillip and Karlen Bennett are being held at the Chatham County jail.

Harley said the Bennett brothers are no strangers to police. Today’s arrest of Phillip Bennett marks his seventh arrest and eighth drug-related charge in Chatham County and his second arrest by CNT.

Phillip Bennett was on Parole for drug-related convictions at the time of his arrest. Karlen Bennett’s arrest on Oct. 31, marks his 17th arrest and his 12th drug-related charge in Chatham County

The estimated street value of the cocaine seized during the operation is approximately $5,000.

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He was soliciting for sex with an underage, special needs child? In the end, he might become a special needs child, too. He has a very sick mind. Please take all of my hard-earned tax money to rehabilitate him for the next 20 years, so he can be set free to do this again. I don't have any other reason to work 10 hours a day.